Poetry Flashcards
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Denigration
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The literal or explicit meaning of a word
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Connotation
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The implied meaning of a word
2
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Apostrophe
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Addressing the dead or an inanimate object
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Metonymy
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A figure of speech which subs a word with another word with the same meaning
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Synecdoche
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A part signifies the whole or a whole thing; all hands on deck
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Allusion
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A historical reference to something; Bible
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Hyperbole
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An overstatement used to stress a point
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Alliteration
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A repetition of sound, usually the initial sound
